Main Features of 10Tec ImageList OCX
The main features of the 10Tec version of vbAccelerator ImageList OCX control are as follows:
- The following graphics formats can be uploaded into the image list: bitmap files (.bmp, .dib), icon files (.ico), cursor files (.cur), animated cursors (.ani), GIF files (.gif), JPEG files (.jpg, .jpeg) and PNG files (.png). 32-bit ICO and PNG files with translucency are supported.
- When adding icons, cursors and animated cursors, the transparency information is used from the files. When adding other format bitmaps, a custom transparent color may be specified or automatically determined from the top-left pixel (nb: use of JPG is not recommended because JPGs do not maintain color stability - any area of transparent color will vary approx +/- 3 color values from the actual color).
- For animated cursor files, you can choose whether to load just the first frame or import all frames.
- Allow multiple files to be selected when adding images.
- Allow keys to be set up in the property page and persisted. Keys can be automatically set up based on the filename of the items being added.
- The entire image list can be saved/loaded into a file of a special format. Thus images can be even moved from one image list to another.
- Images can be added, removed or reordered at design- and run-time.
- In code, images can be added from a file, an application resource, an API image handle or from a VB PictureBox control.
- Individual images can be drawn with system effects as selected, cut or disabled.
- An individual image can be retrieved from the image list as a VB Picture object. The entire image list can be retrieved as an image strip in the form of the same standard Picture object.